Regulation and compliance
Regulation
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The crazy news out of Valeant continued this morning with a wild press release announcing, among other things, that Chief Executive Officer J. Michael Pearson is going to leave, but not yet, and that the board asked former Chief Financial Officer Howard Schiller to resign from the board, "but Mr. Schiller has not done so."
March 21 -
Democratic Presidential hopeful and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has urged the Treasury to block Pfizers planned corporate inversion.
March 21 -
Toshiba Corp. is under investigation by the U.S. over allegations that it hid $1.3 billion in losses at its nuclear power operations, according to two people familiar with the matter. Shares plunged in Tokyo.
March 17 -
Mergers and acquisitions are prompting companies to take risky accounting maneuvers, warns a new report from Deloitte.
March 16 -
Greatland Corporation has compiled a list of misconceptions when it comes to tax-reporting requirements. Failing to understand the real truth behind these myths can cost a business extra money to file again or, even worse, to pay steep fines if reporting is not done in compliance with regulations.
March 15 -
The worlds largest banks are incorrectly accounting for their swaps trades, locking up money that could otherwise be paid out as dividends to their shareholders, according to a bold new academic paper.
March 11 -
College hoops fans will be filling in their brackets this month for the March Madness betting, but many may not be aware of the tax rules surrounding gambling wins and losses. The Illinois CPA Society has some tips from the pros who know how to make the layups.
March 11 -
The Internal Revenue Service plans to strengthen its controls over the accounting for the Premium Tax Credit, which helps subsidize health insurance premiums under the Affordable Care Act, after a government watchdog found discrepancies of $447 million.
March 10 -
The American Institute of CPAs recommended the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service make a number of changes to improve the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and the Streamlined Filing Compliance Procedures that allow U.S. taxpayers to voluntarily disclose previously unreported offshore assets and comply with U.S. tax laws.
March 9 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Californias largest agricultural water district Wednesday with misleading investors about its financial condition as it issued a $77 million bond offering, with one of its managers bragging about using a little Enron accounting.
March 9 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has accepted the Financial Accounting Standards Boards 2016 GAAP Financial Reporting Taxonomy.
March 8 -
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed rescinding tax relief and other incentives retroactively for U.S. companies that move jobs and operations overseas.
March 4 -
Two professors argue that financial reporting and accounting standards are increasingly irrelevant.
March 2 -
Its generally accepted that a lot of accounting isnt, well, generally accepted.
March 1 -
Financial reporting economics: Its a good idea to supply whats demanded
February 28 -
High tax rates and cybersecurity are among the most pressing concerns of CFOs at technology companies, according to a new survey by BDO USA.
February 26 -
The Treasury Department has issued a newly revised U.S. Model Income Tax Convention to provide the baseline text it will use when negotiating tax treaties with other countries. It was last updated in 2006.
February 22 -
The American Institute of CPAs Accounting and Review Services Committee has issued an interpretation on reviews of financial statements.
February 22 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Marrone Bio Innovations, a pesticide company, and its former chief operating officer, with inflating financial results to meet projections it would double revenues in its first year as a public company.
February 19 -
International Integrated Reporting Council CEO Paul Druckman plans to step down this year.
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